Helping your brand in Costco since 1983

Mark is President of ADW | Acosta

Sean Lewis is EVP of ADW | Acosta’s Domestic Food and Sundries teams and has focused his efforts on working with Costco Wholesale for the past twenty-six years across Sales, Marketing and Supply Chain positions. Sean’s roots go back to the early days in working “in-house” with Costco as Rose-Chamberlin, through the Price/Costco merge and the formation of Anderson-Daymon.   Nine years later through the Acosta purchase the ADW | Acosta Division was born.

Sean is focused on the area of strategy and has found the industry very enriching by learning from those who began in the Costco environment, his team members, to the clients who range from the multinational CPG’s to the entrepreneur who birthed a disruptive idea.  The ability to learn and knowledge share across such a broad spectrum of Clients has and continues to be a driving factor for success.

You will also find Sean active in supporting youth programs for the disadvantaged, as well as engaged in the Seattle Tennis community.

Tom is the EVP of ADW | Acosta International Food, Sundry and Non-Food Teams. This includes Canada, Mexico, UK /Europe and the Pacific Rim. Tom’s been leading Costco international business for ADW the past three years. Prior to Tom joining ADW, he was with Unilever for twenty eight years. He had numerous roles in sales, trade marketing and planning. Tom’s last twelve years with Unilever was as Director of Club. He moved to Seattle to create the first sales office focused on Costco and  developed and led the Unilever international  division for Costco.  His focus is developing clients with Costco internationally. This is a top priority for Costco and a great opportunity for brands to expand their reach and profitably. His unique CPG and Costco background provides strong P&L and strategic  expertise that can benefit clients in their international expansion.

When he’s not travelling the globe working with clients and Costco internationally, he can be found enjoying the beauty of the Northwest. He has a passion for the outdoors; skiing, biking, sailing, golf and tennis with his wife, Connie.

Following his service as an Artillery Officer in the United States Army, Karl began his career in the early 1990’s with SACO sales, a small broker within the club industry that had a focus on automotive, hardware, and sporting goods merchandise. When Anderson Chamberlin formed in 1984 focusing solely on Costco, Karl took the leadership role with non-food clients helping them develop their foremost relationships with Costco. In 2001, Karl was promoted to Vice President of ACI’s Northwest and Business Center regions, shifting his focus and efforts to foods. Karl’s ability to navigate the ever changing club environment and exceptional leadership skills earned him the position of SVP within ADW |Acosta in 2014. Always looking forward to the next opportunity, Karl brings an exciting, futuristic vision to the corporate foods team.

Outside the office, Karl and his wife Debra are active with several non-profit organizations including the Friends of Costco Guild which supports Seattle Children’s Hospital uncompensated care. Together, Karl and Debra enjoy golfing and boating in western Washington, and are avid fans of the local sports teams including the Washington Huskies, the Seattle Seahawks, and Seattle Universities’ Red Hawks. Most importantly, Karl enjoys family time and visiting his native home of Hawaii.

Mark is Senior Vice President of ADW | Acosta.